Scope - Volume 06, Number 16

              LOCAL ISSUE
Vol. 6. No. 16 Thursday. November 20. 1969
5,000 Adventists are now School of Public Health details
* Tican milil ? T I -- variety of programs in chapel talk m I ^ f I The Seventh- day Adventist
church has more than 5,000 men
in military service, of which a
large number are in Vietnam,
according to Charles D. Martin,
associate director of the National
Service Organization, an agency of
the Seventh- day Adventist church.
Mr. Martin reports being in
direct contact with more than
1,500 men in Europe and the Far
East. Another 450 are training at
Fort Sam Houston, Texas. These
men will be. assigned shortly to
permanent bases.
Some of the men coming out of
Fort Sam Houston will go into
Project White Coat at Fort
Detrick, Maryland, Mr. Martin
says. There they participate in
research projects aimed at
developing medical defensive
Staff physician
receives film
award certificate
Alien F. Boyer, MD, assistant
professor of medicine, was
awarded the Golden Eagle
Certificate at the 12th annual
award ceremonies of the Council
on International Nontheatrical
Events in Washington, D. C.
The Golden Eagle Certificate is
presented to producers of
professional films which the
Council judges to be most suitable
to represent the United States in
international film competition
abroad.
Dr. Boyer's film, " Heart Motion
by Computer Graphics," showed,,
by use of a computer- animated
heart, the normal sequences of
contraction. It also used the
computer heart to simulate
modern heart surgery.
Dr. Boyer wrote the script for
the film, and Allan H. Gott of
Aerospace Corporation, San
Bernardino, assisted in
production.
In addition to his staff duties in
the School of Medicine, Dr. Boyer
directs the car dio- vascular
research laboratory.
measures against biological
warfare. He also stated that 49
medical research institutions have
benefited by the experimental
vaccines developed in Project
White Coat.
" Most of our men are assigned
to the medical services," Mr.
Martin reports. " They serve their
country without weapons on the
battlefront. We've lost count of
the number of men who have
received silver and bronze stars
during the Vietnam conflict.
Unfortunately, some of these
citations have been awarded
posthumously."
The Seventh- day Adventist
church makes available
pre- military training for those
men who request 1- A- O
classification. However, a , man's
stand in relation to the draft is
something only his own
conscience can dictate, states Mr.
Martin.
The church has recently decided
to support a draftee or enlistee
whether he asks for the straight
conscientious objector ( 1- 0)
status, the 1- A- O, or 1- A
classification.
" The church cannot dictate
conscience anymore than the state
can," Mr. Martin explains.
Dental student
takes third place
in competition ,
William A. Turk, SD ' 70, was
awarded third place in a basic
science and research category of
the Student Table Competition
staged recently at the 110th
annual session of the American
Dental Association held in New
York City.
The annual competition is
sponsored by Dentsply
International, York, Pennsylvania.
Leading Mr. Turk in the category
were Robert G. Minn, University
of Washington, Seattle, first; and
Ronald D. LeBaron, University of
Southern California, Los Angeles,
second.
Andrew P. Haynal, MD, associate professor of public health practice, provided the keynote speech at
Monday's student chapel as the School of Public Health made its annual chapel presentation.
In his speech, Dr. Haynal outlined some of the goals and accomplishments of the school. The School of
Public Health was founded on the Loma Linda campus in 1948 as the School of Tropical and Preventive
Medicine. It was accredited by the American Public Health Association in 1967.
It was reported at the chapel
program that half the faculty of
the school has had overseas
mission experience. A major
function of the school is the
training of missionary appointees.
Other benefits provided by the
School of Public Health;
according to the chapel speakers,
include liason work with the San
Bernardino and Riverside County
Health Departments, liason with
public schools in Redlands,
Riverside, and San Bernardino,
and consultative services to
voluntary community
organizations.
Also available from the school
are 5- Day Stop Smoking
programs, lecturers for alcohol
and narcotics courses at driver
education classes in Riverside, and
a Peace Corps training course.
In 1969, the School of Public
Health look over the Loma Linda
Institute of Scientific Studies for
the Prevention of Alcholism,
formerly directed by the
temperence department of the
General Conference of
Seventh- day Adventists.
Erwin A. Crawford, MD, DPH,
associate professor of health
practice, coordinated the meeting.
NantjeTwijnstra, D~ DS, MPH, a 1969 School of Public Health graduate,
gives dental care to patients at a clinic in the jungles of Thailand. Dr.
Twijnstra, in Thailand since 1963, is a member of the staff at Bangkok
Seventh- day Adventist Hospital.
November is cited as most
hazardous month for driving
Albert S. Whiting. MD, assistant professor of tropical health, receives a
pineapple gift from a young Biafoan girl. Dr. Whiting was a member of
the Loma Linda University health team which spent months in the state
of Biafra, eastern Nigeria. The gift of a pineapple is particulary
significant as food is the most valuable commodity in Biafora as her
people fight for independence from Nigeria.
Crucifixion play
is scheduled for
repeat performance
The dramatic play, " Christ in
the Concrete City," by P. W.
Tuner returns for a repeat
performance Friday, November
21, at 7: 30 p. m. in Linda Hall,
Loma Linda.
The presentation is a
contemporary portrayal of
Christ's trial and crucifixion set in
modern surroundings.
" Christ in the Concrete City"
was performed in the University
church of Seventh- day Adventists,
Loma Linda, October 24. The ten
cast members are known as the
Loma Linda Players.
Former chairman
of anesthesiology
department dies
Forrest E. Leffingwell, MD,
former chairman of the
department of anesthesiology at
Loma Linda University School of
Medicine, died October 28 of an
apparent heart attack at the White
Memorial Medical Center, Los
Angeles.
At their annual meeting in San
Francisco, the American Society
of Anesthesiologists presented
their Distinguished Service Award
to Dr. Leffingwell posthumously.
Dr. Leffingwell was 66 years
old. He is survived by his widow,
Shirley J. Leffingwell, of
Pasadena.
November is the most
dangerous month of the year for
motor vehicles, says the Greater
Los Angeles Chapter of the
National Safety Council.
According to traffic accident
records compiled by the national
organization 5,410 people were
killed in motor vehicle accidents
in November, 1968. This was an
increase of 14% over the 1967
record.
The local Safety Council says
that inCalifornia many November
accidents are due to the coming of
the rains and the increase in fog
conditions. Drivers are
unconsciously timing their driving
actions on the basis of dry road
conditions. They are not as alert;
they do not apply their brakes
sooner and more gradually and
they fail to allow more space
between their car and the car
ahead. They also forget that rain
mixed with dust, oil drippings and
smog residue, coats all the roads
with a slippery sludge that causes
cars to skid more readily.
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